Cristian de la Fuente could face lawsuit
for allegedly hitting someone with his car.

Saturday May 03, 2008 4:00pm EST

TMZ.com reports that the Chilean actor has been sued by a man who claims De La Fuente ran him over; the Dancing With The Stars contestant says his insurance took care of it.

According to TMZ.com, Cristian de la Fuente has allegedly been sued by Kazuo Kimura, a man who claims the Chilean actor ran him over when he stormed out of a Porsche dealership in Beverly Hills, CA. The suit was allegedly filed Wednesday morning at the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The report said the 34-year-old actor arrived to the car dealership on June 29th, 2007, and he parked his car in a way that blocked other clients. The staff asked him to move his car, which supposedly angered De la Fuente, who “in a huff, jumped in his Audi and without looking, hastily put his vehicle into reverse and accelerated into the Plaintiff." Kimura says he was "knocked to the ground and sustained serious injuries for which surgical intervention has been recommended."

The suit also stated that the Dancing with the Stars contestant “showed no remorse’’ and "blamed the plaintiff for standing behind his vehicle and then refused to provide his license and insurance information." Even though the police allegedly arrived to the scene of the accident, no charges have been filed.

In a brief interview with TMZ.com, De La Fuente claimed that "my insurance company took care of it... I don't know anything about any lawsuit."

In an exclusive statement, the actor's lawyer, Stephen Espinoza, told Peopleenespanol.com via email: "We are unable to comment on a filing we have not seen."*

* Courtesy of Peopleenespanol.com

Cristian de la Fuente (born in March 10, 1974) is a Chilean television actor who has gone on to make a name for himself in U.S. film and television. He was spotted by a talent scout during his sophomore year as a civil engineering major at Santiago's Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and won a contest as Chile's next Super Teen. Beginning with small network roles in primetime, De La Fuente quickly went on to star in four primetime dramas including Eclipse de Luna and the highly acclaimed televised theatrical production of La Tia de Carlos. De La Fuente starred in Chile's number-one rated variety program Venga Conmigo, the comedy Mi Tio y Yo (My Uncle and Me) and the MTV-style music and dance program Generation 2000.

In 1998 he was contracted by Sony and Telemundo for a drama series remake of Starsky and Hutch called Reyes y Rey. The weekly hour format did not catch on with hispanic viewers and it was soon cancelled. He was a guest star on Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He has also appeared regularly on CSI: Miami and Family Law. He has starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in Driven, in John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos with Jon Bon Jovi, as well as the independent thriller Minimal Knowledge.

De La Fuente's hosting credits include MGM's Road to the Oscars for Latin America and the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade. He has also presented at the Latin Billboard Awards, The World Music Awards and the Alma Awards. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, carries a pilot's license and is an officer in the Reserves for the Chilean Air Force. On January 5, 2002 he married fellow Chilean-born actress Angelica Castro. They have one daughter, Laura.

In 2004, he hosted alongside Kate del Castillo the first annual Premios Juventud on the Univision television network. In 2005, starred in the Venevision's Miami-made telenovela Sonar No Cuesta Nada, starring alongside Mexican actresses Karyme Lozano and Laura Zapata. It was a huge hit in the daytime slot on Univision. It ran about 191 episodes and 9 months on air. Also on Univision there were talks for him to host a night time talk show, but no more word of that has been mentioned. He also had a recurring role as Aaron in the CBS sitcom The Class.

Since March 17, 2008, De La Fuente has appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. De La Fuente suffered a ruptured tendon in his left arm bicep on the April 28, 2008 episode of Dancing with the Stars.


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